Duke of York's Royal Military SchoolGoodwin Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Duke of York's Royal Military School and Goodwin Academy are secondary schools.

  • Duke of York's Royal Military School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Goodwin Academy scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Duke of York's Royal Military School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Duke of York's Royal Military School was judged Good and Goodwin Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.0 for Duke of York's Royal Military School and 30.5 for Goodwin Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Duke of York's Royal Military School (54.5 in 2021-22, 55.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Goodwin Academy (39.7 in 2021-22, 30.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Duke of York's Royal Military School versus Goodwin Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DoverDuke of York's Royal Military SchoolDealGoodwin AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking26th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure90th of 102 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll452 830
Capacity722 1,150
LocationDover, CT15 5EQ Deal, CT14 9BD
GCSE results
Attainment 855.0 Stronger figure30.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths61.3% Stronger figure17.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths78.8% Stronger figure29.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc38.8% Stronger figure20.5% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.80 Stronger figure2.62 4.09
Cohort80 171
A-level results
A-level entries44 14
A-level average points34.3 Stronger figure20.0 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ D
Best 3 A-levels points36.7 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.5% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census452 830
Free school meals (ever 6)8.3% 47.8%
English as an additional language15.3% 1.9%
SEN support12.6% 13.6%
SEN with an EHC plan0.2% 5.4%
Attendance
Overall absenceNot reported14.0% 6.2%
Persistent absenceNot reported43.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Duke of York's Royal Military School

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